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SUNDAY MARCH 26 ’17 We started our day with Erin making tea and coffee for everyone. What a treat! She makes the beat lattes in town. After friendly introductions and some good humour and laughter, we were ready to get down to work and do what we all came for. Learn how to sketch people. Erin started us off by introducing us all to the wooden mannequin models, named Manni, Kin and Nins. We were ready to sketch! First we learnt […]

This week some of our classes looked at the translucency of glass. Always a lovely subject and with enough light top and sides, and picking out 2 to 3 colours for each bottle, you’ll have your impression. Other classes were working on the layering of colour while leaving white tops and sides. Having fruit as a still life made is easy to look for the simple shapes and get the dimension using light and dark. Trees were also a subject some […]

So what were we up to this week in Sketching? More enjoyment than you’ve ever had!! That’s because you are succeeding. New Sketchers were doing sailing and the sea. Learning to capture a still life, work to a time limit and use limited colour. The work produced is quite amazing. These are people who so afraid of making a ‘mistake’ a week or so back. and who are now confident enough to sketch what you see below. Your tutors are very […]

This week was about nature. Natural colours and textures. Studio warm ups are all about observing whatever has been set up and planning your page. Make sure you get everything in. That is your mission. Add some colour. Oh yes, whites tops and sides. Darks down the centre. Always. Out on location however you can choose what to put in or leave out. New sketchers did nature’s bounty observing intrinsic shapes and texture, and leaving white tops and sides for […]

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 ’15 By now we’re all very settled in our bure/homes. Staying here forever we’ve decided. Gets tidied everyday by one of the ever smiling staff. Food on the table without any effort from us warm and relaxed environment and weather. And a group of people who are the best company. On top of all this- you get to play with sketching and colour all day. What more can you ask for. We love the start of the […]

Monday New Sketchers. November 10 ’14 Today was our 5week New Sketchers first class. We have this series for people who’ve found us part way during the term and wouldn’t want to wait till the new term in Feb ’15. Though of course we do have a Workshop coming up for new sketchers. We do try to be there for you. One of our big tables was setup and an old green jam jar filled with beautiful red hibiscus was […]

Sketch&French 9.30am Monday September 1 ’14. Not a spot of rain to be seen. In fact a lovely bright and clear Spring morning Just a small class with another of our S&F being unwell. So today we would learn about getting around and asking the way. We talked about buying tickets to the airport, getting buses, getting the metro Sandrine had questions ready for us to ask and answer, and she doesn’t slow down. That’s the way you’ll hear the language […]